Example sentences of "of [noun prp] [conj] he [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the course of action set by the Duke of Windsor when he quit the throne to marry Wallis Simpson . |
| 2 | John Thwaites , one of the sons at High Birk Hatt , just up the pasture from the Hauxwells , now in his early seventies and living a happy retirement with his wife , Marie , in a cottage near Lartington , a short distance from Baldersdale , vividly recalls the painful life of William as he tilled the eighty sparse acres of his farm . |
| 3 | The semblance of UPH not owning it was created by allowing Smyth to put his nominees onto the board of Chestvale after he gave an undertaking to put the loan notes in place . |
| 4 | O'Brian , 24 , was on the run from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers when he took a small glass tube of diamorphine — described in court as pure heroin — to the house in Guide Post , Northumberland . |
| 5 | It is typical of Richard that he accepted the task with alacrity and succeeded with such brilliance that almost overnight he became recognized as a famous warrior . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't worry about that , ’ he said dismissively , and focused his attention on the traffic of Haverfordwest as he skirted the town to make for the road to Carmarthen . |
| 7 | " Space belongs to all the people of the world and should be used for the benefit of all humankind , " said Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont as he introduced the bill . |
| 8 | When Richard died , in 1199 , John succeeded him as King of England and Duke of Normandy but he abandoned the Duchy in 1203 , only to prepare expeditions , in 1205 , to recover his position in France , imposing heavy taxes in England . |
| 9 | But that was reduced to 118 by the end of January and he hoped the figure would be nil by the end of March . |
| 10 | For some reason , William sought to get rid of Adelizia and he began a case against her in the church courts which ended in a declaration by Pope Innocent II that his first contractual marriage was binding . |
| 11 | Dissatisfied as he was , it was while Bishop of Bristol that he made the moral stand which guaranteed that his name would be heard for three centuries whenever Cornish men were gathered together . |
| 12 | It was suggested that he had implied a criticism of Milošević when he used the phrase ‘ easy promises of quick success , . |
| 13 | To say of persons however who simply believe of Jesus that he had a very fine moral teaching , but who wish to say nothing of Jesus himself , that they are Christian surely does not make sense theologically — whatever they may say of themselves . |
| 14 | A powerful Muslim force was besieging his city of Tiberias and he gave the order to advance to its relief knowing full well that by leaving his camp he was risking battle . |
| 15 | RISING stars in the world of industry and commerce were praised by the Duke of Westminster when he presented the annual BNFL award in the Chester and Deeside Young Enterprise Scheme . |
| 16 | Lord Reid delivered the leading opinion in the House of Lords and he stated the general principles in fatal accidents claims as follows at p217 : They [ the dependants ] are entitled to such a sum as will make good to them the financial loss which they have suffered and will suffer as a result of the death . |
| 17 | Amini came from one of the great landowning families of Iran and he had the distinction of serving in the Cabinets of both Mosadeq ( with whom he broke ) and general Zahedi . |
| 18 | Here we saw the professionalism of Bennett when he made a study of the factors that impinged upon the operational height aspect . |
| 19 | The hostilities were caused by Louis XIV of France when he accepted the throne of Spain on behalf of his grandson , Philip , in defiance of the 1700 Partition Treaty , under which the Spanish crown was to pass to Archduke Charles of Austria . |
| 20 | It was at Brives-la-Gaillarde that he was elevated to the kingship , and it was from the cities of Aquitaine that he received the oaths of loyalty , which most kings must have taken by proxy . |
| 21 | I wonder what was heaven 's response to Henry of Winchester when he achieved the bishopric ? |
| 22 | Hahnemann therefore had to move frequently as restrictions on his practice were imposed in one town after another , but despite this he lectured for a time on homoeopathy in the University of Leipzig and he had a large band of influential patrons and supporters as well as a number of able and gifted pupils . |